San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-09-28
BROOKLYN LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent.
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BROOKLYN, Sept. -, 1887.
Henry George has attacked the Brook
| Ign boss" without gloves. but he did
not hit below the belt, nor give single
| whack that was not deserved. The
Eagle" though critical OF Georges
"anti-poverty" theories, nevertheless
comedies with all that he said in refer
enoe to the political rottenness OF this
| city. The chief henchman Of"the auo-
tion shop deity" Ia said to be the able,
eloquent, cultured and efficient postmas-
ter, and president OF the Board OF Edu-
cation. Perhaps Mr.. Hendricks can AZ
ford to laugh at these charges-let us
hope so-but there seems to be con-
stantly growing feeling that this gentle
mans depth and culture are as necessa-
~ as the boss influence. Anyway, the
Eagle" is on his track. "What would
you say" was lately asked, "if was
TO tell you that the help Of the boss
was invoked by some OF the most intel
ligent and upright women OF Kings Coz"
Well, | should say with sorrow that
some women are doubtless as quick to
learn the location OF wires as some men,
and when found can probably pull as
hard. But do not believe that many
women will take kindly to my rule. Ii
those who have their livlngs to earn by
public consent or patronage, discover
that their fate hangs upon the dictum OF
an autocrat, an appeal to such apower
for bread and butter purposes can
scarcely be wondered at, though Ii is
certainly to be deplored. Ii is shame
that so charming a city AS Brooklyn
should be so badly governed. But there
is grand waking up going on, and hon.
est men and women are coming to the
front In greater numbers every day.
The dramatic season has opened most
brilliantly In both cities. Whether
enough Of our smusement-loving citi-
zens will stop to inquire into the safely
OF the theatres to arouse proper public
sentiment, Is problenstioal. Horrible
things are forgotten too soon. But
surely the law compelling the managers
Of these places to provide sufficient
means OF egresi In case OF fire, 10 shock
ingly violated in many instances. We
have heard great deal OF Iron cur
tains," but where will We find one! 1t
is only begging the question to say that
Ii people would behave themselves, they
could generally get safely out OF any
place. | take notice that this is the
usual form Of expression OF the managers
Of theatres where there Is only one en-
trance and the same exit. Such places
Of smusement-and there are plenty OF
them should not be pstronIzed. They
are direct invitations to death OF the
most awful kind.
Mrs. Langtry's importation OF a maid
seems TO have given the gravest offence
in certain quarters, and she has felt 1t
necessary to publish card OF explana-
ton. There Is scarcely anything good,
bad or Indifferent, true or untrue, that
has been left out of the public reports OF
my character and motives" said this
lady, "and have had TO let Ii all go, but
strange to say some things hurt worse
than others, and cannot bear to be ac-
cused of unkindness TO those upon
whose ministratiOns am so dependant.
A maid is as necessary to an actress as
the breath she draws, and to be useful
she must have had a proper training"
Now everybody knows that Compe-
tent maids are not Indigenous to this
country. Such service Ia considered the
basest servitude. Delicate girls will
work in factories from sunrise till SUM-
set, or stand behind counters till they
are ready to drop dead from fatigue, but
they utterly refuse to mend and brush,
and do the Thousand and one tasteful
and generally laborious things re-
quired by ladies who need such assist
aDce. They are fearful OF being called
servants, and decline to be ordered
about. Mrs. Langtry's sensitiveness on
this subject does her credit. Her kind
ness to all those who serve her Is as
unOstentstious, as 1t Ia sweet and
womanly.
have just received the follwoing
from a corner OF newspaper. "Elean-
or Kirk says she is able to sympathize
with and thing but liver complaint. A
woman with liver is her detestation."
She never said 1t. Pity paragraph
should be neither true nor funny. She
does hate to hear women though for
ever harding on their aches and pains.
1t Is a fatal thing for the sufferers, be-
sides being moot disagreeable to friends
and acquaintance. These chronic
grunters are always asking advice and
never taking 1t. Here's case at hand,
woman with q long boosted liver
trouble. She was taken little more i'll
than u.ual, and the doctor prescribed
and ordered something very delicate.
"See that che has only digestible food
and partaken OF 1t sparingly." In the
dead Of the night Mr.. Jones, Zone stock
ing of and one stocking on, ran In hot
haste for the physician again. What
has she e8tenP" he asked. "Just a
couple OF very light soda biscuits and q
piece Of tender buttermilk cake"
"Such fool as that ought to die" said
the doctor in q rage. "Why have eat
en- these things all my life." said the pa
tient. Were you ever IN decent health?"
was the sharp answer. "Iou and most
OF your neighbOrs are gruntlng all the
time, and 1t is nothing under the hesv-
ems but such stuff as this that keeps you
forever sick. Cream of tartar and soda,
and dnuuh d0uuh dnuuh -
And then the doctor gave the patient
home muttering all the way.
Oh, that some one ould write a sim
pie physiological work that all could I'M
derstsnd showing the effect Of acids al
kalies aud fresh dough on the stomach.
ELEANOR KIRK.
City-County Building.